About
Ryan St. Germaine is founder and CEO of Indigenous Tech Circle, a national nonprofit community of over 1,000 members focused on Indigenous technology entrepreneurs and leaders. He serves as Executive in Residence with Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, New Ventures BC, and Foresight Canada, providing strategic advisory services to Indigenous-led businesses. Previously, he founded and led multiple companies in recruitment technology and education technology sectors, developing marketplace platforms and go-to-market strategies.
Experience
- Indigenous Tech CircleFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — present
- Indigenous Tech CircleBoard Chair2024 — 2025Canada
- Indigenous Venture ChallengeCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCanada
- Raven Indigenous Capital PartnersInvestment Committee Member & Executive in Residencecurrent2024 — presentCanada
- Innovate BCBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- New Ventures BCExecutive in Residencecurrent2024 — presentVancouver, BC
- Ecosystem Impact AdvisorsPrincipalcurrent2020 — presentVancouver, BC
- DigitalAdvisor | Investment Committee2025 — 2026Vancouver, BC
- Innovate BCSelection Committee Member2022 — 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- CodeCastCEO2021 — 2022
- BCJobsAdvisor2021Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BCJobsCEO & Co-Founder (Acquired)2005 — 2021
- BCJobsVan Tech Meetup: Founder, Host and Moderator2015 — 2020Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- JobcastCEO & Co-Founder (Acquired)2013 — 2020Vancouver, Canada Area
Education
- Ivey Business School Executive EducationCanadian Private Capital Investment Program, Venture Capital2025
- British Columbia Institute of Technology2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Leadership59Entrepreneurship61Online Marketing56Board Governance1Recruiting48Negotiation19Business Storytelling21Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)15Revenue & Profit Growth17Strategic Planning26Start-ups36Board of Directors
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Product VisionGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness AnalysisBusiness Relationship ManagementCompetitive AnalysisChange ManagementSales ManagementStrategic LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentSalesStrategic PartnershipsRelationship Building- Lovable
- Certificate of completion: Claude code 101 — Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: Introduction to Claude Cowork — Anthropic
- Indigenous Canada — University of Alberta
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol — Anthropic
- Certificate of Completion: Al Fluency Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
- Certificate of completion: AI Fluency for nonprofits — Anthropic
- Risk Oversight: Governing in the Public Interest — BC Provincial Government
- Financial Governance and Oversight: Governing in the Public Interest — BC Provincial Government
- Board Basics: Governing in the Public Interest — BC Provincial Government
From Ryan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Raven Capital
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Althea Wishloff
General Partner at Raven Capital
Carissa Sanchez
Senior Associate at Raven Capital
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Devon Krainer
Principal at Raven Capital
Jennifer Houle
VP, People Operations at Raven Capital
Kristi Thiele
Accounting Associate at Raven Capital
Paul Lacerte
Chief Purpose Officer at Raven Capital
Samantha Bradley
Operations Coordinator at Raven Capital
Sean McCormick
General Partner at Raven Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ryan St. Germaine work?
- Ryan St. Germaine is Entrepreneur in Residence at Raven Capital.
Same school
Also attended Ivey Business School Executive Education7
Alex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalKaty YamGeneral Manager at Inovia CapitalJordan McFarlenManaging Director at Conexus Venture CapitalBritt BowraInvestor at Roseview Global IncubatorRob RussellPartner at EmmertechCarolyn BestBoard Member at Women's Equity Lab
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Also attended British Columbia Institute of Technology18
Kandai YamashitaAssociate at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Daven PatelPartner at Bow CapitalJonathan BeckerInvestor at HeadlineMary ChowChief Financial Officer at OlivexNicole ChanVice Chairperson of Digital Transformation Association & Former Chairperson of National Commissions Commission in Taiwan at Taiwan Global AngelsDana RamnarineHead of Talent at BKR Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Innovate BC6
Salil MunjalManaging Partner at Yaletown PartnersRay MuzykaInvestor at Leva CapitalMichelle PavlikVice President, Communications at ForesightStacey ArmstrongDirector, Marketing (Parental Leave) at ForesightLesley EsfordExecutive Director at SFU VentureLabsElizabeth DuttonBoard Member at Women's Equity Lab
